It’s a busy week at work, and you, like everyone else on the floor, is only just keeping up. Tired, thinking about that chocolate bar in your desk drawer, you’re wishing you could go home. At this point, an email telling you about a round of employee training hits your inbox. It’s a follow-up to [...]

In this article you will learn 7 unusual ways to improve your team performance. They’re unusual because they focus on the good things. They really work! Time to Read: 3 minutes 1. Work means more to your team than you, or they, realise AlL of us are guilty of looking at the absence of performance [...]

Training and Assessment is a necessary function in all workplaces. Firstly let me start by stating that if you are working as a trainer or assessor for an RTO (Registered Training Organisation) then this post is not targeted at you. RTO trainers and assessors need the Certificate IV in Training & Assessment (known as the [...]

At a recent Time Management workshop that I delivered I asked the participants this question: What do you want more time for? Out of 60 responses the results were: Sleep = 7 Work = 7 Travel = 9 Hobbies = 7 Personal projects = 10 Friends/family = 15 Why do we want to spend [...]

What's the secret of measuring training outcomes? How do you do it? I read a comment yesterday in response to an article about the importance of measuring the impact that training has on the business. The comment was about why the article didn't share the metrics that should be used when measuring training outcomes. This [...]

How many different ways can you say "Great Job"? It's the question I posed to my training group yesterday when we were discussing how to give positive feedback effectively. The responses included: Well Done Good work Thanks for your effort today I really liked how you ..... You achieved your KPIs today - well done [...]

We’ve been talking about employee engagement for a while now and in all the literature and research that is focused on this topic the results are the same. Engaged employees perform better. Kip Tindall is CEO of The Container Store which has been voted in the top 10 of the best places to work in [...]

I posted this quote from the late, great Stephen R. Covey recently on LinkedIn, and very quickly became my most viewed status update ever. For me it represents what I believe and what I value. The importance of treating people within your organisation as you do external to your organisation. Aligning your external customer [...]

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I would certainly give Training x Design a 10 out of 10. Simply because a lot of time and care was take into target our specific needs for the STAR program. We got the relevance we need to assist in the success of the overall program.

Marion Veal , Training Coordinator, Haigh’s Chocolates

Working with Training x Design was money very well spent.

Simon Hood, Manager Michell Wool

Training x Design developed a sales and customer service training for our visitor centre. The training was expertly tailored to our needs. Feedback from the team indicates that everyone enjoyed the day and felt that it was definitely worthwhile.

The trainer allowed time for discussion which was appreciated. The content was presented well considering the time allowed for the session

Resthaven

I was blown away by the professionalism and ability to make things happen throughout this entire consultation process. The learners not only gained valuable customer service skills but have come away with a different approach and attitude and their confidence has grown and our customer feedback is better than ever.

Business Operations Manager, RDNS

This program gave us exactly what we were after: A consistent sales approach across all centres. The feedback from staff was great. I’m still hearing about it. The only improvement from our end is that we should’ve done it right a long time ago.

Manager Business Improvement & Training, Centrelink SA

It was a great opportunity for us to get all our team together in the one place – doesn’t happen very often! The training was relevant to what we do in the visitor centre. Gina's passion for training shines through.

Centre Manager, Yorke Peninsula Visitor Centre

Gina has a wide knowledge base and always implements a well thought out program for training. She is really good with the staff, keeps them interested. Her workshops are fun but she allow enough structure for personal/team reflection. She keeps her knowledge base up to date and her methods are always current and innovative. Highly recommended.

Lesley Dummin, Breastscreen SA

The presenter is one of the best I have been involved with in 20 years, her ability to remember the students names was endearing and her sense of humour was great. The training was more geared to the practicality of our unique circumstances which a lot do not. Congratulations!!

Barry – Goyder, Council – Burra

An excellent, valuable course, made into a fun topic of discussion by the trainer. I found this course to be extremely relevant to both work and daily life.

Andrew – RAAF

The quality of the course was outstanding. A lot of valuable and useful information, well prepared, good reference material, good balance between theory and examples, very useful to improving workplace communications.

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